Saturday, February 22, 2014

MANHATTAN UKRAINIANS EXPRESSING MIXED EMOTIONS OVER EVENTS BACK HOME

Ukranian-Americans gathering in front of the Ukrainian Youth Association at 2nd Ave. and E. 9th St. both celebrating the apparent removal of Viktor Yanukovych from office and mourning the deaths of at least 100 people believed killed by his regime. Calls now for a quick transition of government, alliance with European Union and the bringing of Yanukovych to justice, perhaps before an international tribunal. Meanwhile, a makeshift memorial set up to remember the protesters killed in recent days.